Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.32
An Eternal Servant Prays for Mercy
“ ‘O My Lord, O Kṛṣṇa, son of Mahārāja Nanda, I am Your eternal servant, but because of My own fruitive acts I have fallen into this horrible ocean of nescience. Now please be causelessly merciful to Me. Consider Me a particle of dust at Your lotus feet.’
What the purport teaches
- The prayer addresses Kṛṣṇa, son of Mahārāja Nanda, and declares, “I am Your eternal servant.”
- It acknowledges that one’s own fruitive acts have caused a fall into the horrible ocean of nescience, or ignorance.
- It begs for Kṛṣṇa’s causeless mercy and asks to be considered a particle of dust at His lotus feet.
Try this today
Read this prayer slowly once today, asking Kṛṣṇa for causeless mercy and a place at His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
What does this prayer teach you about approaching Kṛṣṇa as His eternal servant?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.